Моби Дик

The Honor and Glory of Whaling

           WhenBrahma,ortheGodofGods,saiththeShaster,resolvedtorecreatetheworldafteroneofitsperiodicaldissolutions,hegavebirthtoVishnoo,topresideoverthework;buttheVedas,ormysticalbooks,whoseperusalwouldseemtohavebeenindispensabletoVishnoobeforebeginningthecreation,andwhichthereforemusthavecontainedsomethingintheshapeofpracticalhintstoyoungarchitects,theseVedaswerelyingatthebottomofthewaters;soVishnoobecameincarnateinawhale,andsoundingdowninhimtotheuttermostdepths,rescuedthesacredvolumes.WasnotthisVishnooawhaleman,then?evenasamanwhoridesahorseiscalledahorseman?

           Perseus,St.George,Hercules,Jonah,andVishnoo!there’samember-rollforyou!Whatclubbutthewhaleman’scanheadofflikethat?

           

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